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Housing Advocates Rally Against Mayor Adams’ Block of CityFHEPS Housing Voucher Reforms as Legal Battle Intensifies
AM NY
“Participants also expressed discontent with Mayor Eric Adams’ handling of the crisis. “The verdict is in: guilty on all counts,” said Calvin Michael, a member of the Safety Net Activists [of the Safety Net Project at UJC]."For Undocumented Restaurant Workers, Everything Is in Question
Eater
“Kaufman-Gutierrez says the Street Vendor Project — which has long lobbied the local government for more vendor permits — has been offering rights training, and distributing materials to vendors on what to do if they’re stopped by ICE."ICE Raids Heighten Fear Among NYC Street Vendors
News Nation
“The Street Vendor Project is also pushing for a shift in enforcement responsibility from the New York Police Department to the New York City Department of Sanitation, which technically oversees street vending, in hopes of reducing the risk of ICE involvement.”